composing

(noun) the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole. Synonyms: composition. Example: "Harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art."

(noun) musical creation. Synonyms: composition.

(verb) form the substance of. Synonyms: compose. Example: "Greed and ambition composed his personality."

(verb) write music. Synonyms: compose, write. Example: "Beethoven composed nine symphonies."

(verb) produce a literary work. Synonyms: write, compose, pen, indite. Examples: "She composed a poem." "He wrote four novels."

(verb) put together out of existing material. Synonyms: compose, compile. Example: "Compile a list."

(verb) calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet. Synonyms: compose. Example: "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult."

(verb) make up plans or basic details for. Synonyms: frame, compose, draw up. Example: "Frame a policy."